Chapter Thirty-One: The Tribulation Takes Shape, the Gods of the Primordial Wilderness Are Struck with Fear

At last, after visiting the final Ancestor Witch tribe and spending a hundred years sitting in meditation beside Zhu Jiuyin's phantom River of Time, seeking to comprehend the Dao...

Boom!!!

In Ao Chen's sea of consciousness, it was as though billions of stars had exploded at once!

Every rune, Dao resonance, law, and principle in the Great Dao Origin Scripture: Mythical True Immortal Chapter became completely interconnected in that instant, merging into one with not the slightest trace of impediment!

A flawless tome, pointing straight toward the supreme True Immortal Realm of "attaining the Dao through oneself, an immortal body, an indestructible primordial spirit, condensing three bodies, and using one's own heart to replace the Heavenly Heart," shone brilliantly in the lake of his heart!

The True Immortal Chapter was complete, and the Dao perfected!

Yet just as enlightenment welled up within Ao Chen, and he felt the joy of the Great Dao reaching perfection, he was about to rise and bid Zhu Jiuyin farewell.

Crack—!!!

High above the Nine Heavens, the clear sky suddenly rang with a terrifying peal of thunder that shook the entire Cosmic Realm, as though heaven and earth themselves were about to shatter!

Immediately afterward, boundless dark clouds gathered wildly like spilled ink, covering a radius of hundreds of millions of li in an instant!

The clouds were black as an abyss, yet within them rolled dazzling purple, golden, and even chaos-colored thunderbolts, filled with the aura of destruction and judgment!

An indescribable, icy, boundless pressure—an overwhelming might that seemed to come from the will of the entire Primordial World—descended abruptly!

This pressure was aimed neither at the Wu Clan nor at the land beneath them. Like the most precise lock-on imaginable, it fixed firmly upon Ao Chen!

The pressure brimmed with rejection, loathing, and a destructive will that sought to eliminate him at all costs!

"Is this... a Heavenly Tribulation?"

Ao Chen abruptly raised his head. As he gazed at the tribulation clouds gathering in the sky, radiating an aura of annihilation, his brows knitted tightly.

"No! This isn't an ordinary Heavenly Tribulation that descends when cultivators in the Primordial World break through!"

With his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he immediately saw through the nature of this tribulation!

Ordinary Heavenly Tribulations carried an element of trial, but also concealed a glimmer of hope. They were a means by which the Heavenly Dao tested and acknowledged cultivators who defied the heavens in their cultivation.

But the tribulation before him was filled with pure destruction and rejection! It was as though his very existence were a mistake, a desecration of the order of this world, and had to be erased!

"So that's it..." Ao Chen understood at once!

"I created the Mythical Grand Unity Method, a self-contained system independent of the Primordial Heavenly Dao, in pursuit of complete transcendence..."

"This method is not tolerated by the Heavenly Dao!"

"That's why, whenever I perfect my cultivation method or approach a major breakthrough, the will of this world sends down a destructive tribulation. It is both a trial and a boon!"

Once he understood, Ao Chen showed no fear. Instead, a hint of fighting spirit flashed through his eyes!

Great tribulations brought great boons. The fact that the tribulation had descended proved that his path was indeed the right one, and that the True Immortal Chapter had truly been completed. It also meant that his vision of the Three-Life Body was correct.

With that, the road ahead was already clear. All he needed to do now was accumulate strength.

At the thought, Ao Chen's Dao Heart grew calm and clear. His whole body felt refreshed and transparent, as invigorating as drinking icy spring water on a summer day.

However, Ao Chen also knew this was no time to celebrate.

The power of this tribulation was far beyond that of an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal's tribulation. Once it fully erupted, it would likely affect the entire Wu Clan territory and might even cause massive casualties.

The Wu Clan had treated him with sincerity. He naturally could not bring disaster upon them.

"It seems I can't stay here."

Ao Chen made his decision at once, without hesitation.

He cupped his hands toward a certain direction in the void as a farewell, then turned into a streak of light and shot skyward, ignoring the terrifying pressure of heaven and earth!

He would leave the Wu Clan tribes behind and find an uninhabited, lifeless wasteland somewhere in the Primordial Wilderness, where he could face the first tribulation unique to his Mythical Grand Unity Method alone—the tribulation of creating a cultivation method!

Chapter Thirty-One: The Tribulation Takes Shape, the Gods of the Primordial Wilderness Are Struck with Fear

Ao Chen transformed into a streak of light and crossed hundreds of millions of li in an instant, leaving the region where the Wu Clan tribes were located far behind.

He found a desolate mountain range in the far west of the Primordial Wilderness. The terrain there was broken, spiritual energy scarce, and few living beings ever set foot there. It was the perfect place to undergo a tribulation.

As soon as he stopped, the tribulation clouds above the Nine Heavens, black as ink and deep as an abyss, followed like his shadow, instantly covering the desolate sky and swallowing the last traces of light!

Crack!!!

Without the slightest buildup, the first tribulation bolt crashed down!

It was no ordinary purple or golden thunderbolt, but a massive bolt of black tribulation lightning, formed entirely from the Destruction Law!

Space shattered inch by inch in its wake. The ground was blasted into a bottomless pit, and even the remnants of the earth's ley lines were utterly obliterated!

The power of this blow had already surpassed the limits of what an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal could withstand!

"Good! Come at me!"

Ao Chen stood in midair, his black hair whipping wildly. Facing this first strike capable of destroying heaven and earth, he showed not the slightest fear. Instead, boundless fighting spirit surged within him!

He did not even use the Kunwu Sword. He simply raised his right hand, joined his fingers like a sword, and made a distant slashing motion toward the black tribulation lightning!

Whoosh!

A streak of gray sword qi, imbued with the nirvana true intent of the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art and infused with the power of the Star River Universe from the mid-stage Mythical Heavenly Immortal Realm, rose to meet it!

Screee!

The black tribulation lightning and gray sword qi collided with a grating tear. After clashing for several breaths, both vanished into the void!

But this was only the beginning!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

The tribulation clouds churned like a furious beast roaring!

The second, third, and fourth bolts followed...

Each bolt of black tribulation lightning was thicker and more violent than the last, and contained an even more terrifying Destruction Law. They rained down upon Ao Chen one after another like a raging storm!

Every strike was enough to fill even a late-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal with dread!

Ao Chen stood at the heart of the lightning storm, as immovable as a rock.

At times, he met the lightning head-on with his fists, using the power of the Star River Universe within him to wear it down. At times, he unleashed the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art to destroy the source of the tribulation lightning. At others, he flickered through space-time to deftly evade lethal blows.

He treated this tribulation, powerful enough to destroy Grand Unity cultivators, as his first practical test of his mid-stage Mythical Heavenly Immortal cultivation and the theories of the Mythical True Immortal Chapter!

In the blink of an eye, the first nine bolts had passed!

But that had only been the appetizer!

The tribulation clouds churned even more violently. Terrifying howls, like the roars of ferocious beasts, began to echo from within!

Roar!!!

The next moment, the tribulation clouds split open!

What burst forth were no longer mere bolts of lightning, but snarling beasts, each formed entirely from destructive thunder and Heavenly Dao laws!

There was a Thunder Demon Tiger with a pair of wings on its back, roaring as it spat black flames capable of destroying the world!

There was a Chaos Thunder Flood Dragon covered in scales, winding through the sky and stirring up earth, water, fire, and wind!

There was a Law-Breaking Divine Rhinoceros, shaped like a Kirin but with a single horn thrusting skyward, trampling through the void and ignoring laws!

Eighteen thunder beasts of various shapes, each with an aura comparable to that of a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal, charged at Ao Chen from all directions, bearing an endless will of destruction!

"How interesting. The Heavenly Tribulation can take shape?"

A gleam flashed in Ao Chen's eyes. Rather than being alarmed, he was delighted!

"Perfect. Let me see how you 'creations of the Heavenly Dao' compare with the Ancestor Witches!"

He let out a long howl. The Star River Universe within him began to turn with a thunderous roar, and he unleashed all the power of the mid-stage Heavenly Immortal Realm!

With a ringing clang, the Kunwu Sword left its sheath. Undying sharpness flowed across its ancient blade!

The Grass Extinguishing Sword Art, combined with the Kunwu Sword, was many times more powerful!

Streaks of gray sword qi capable of severing time and annihilating all things crisscrossed the sky!

Pfft!

The Thunder Demon Tiger's head was severed by a single sword stroke, and it vanished into a shower of lightning!

The Chaos Thunder Flood Dragon's core was pierced by the sword qi, and it crumbled with a mournful cry!

The Law-Breaking Divine Rhinoceros's horn was cut off at the base by the Kunwu Sword. A fist imprint struck right after, pulverizing its enormous body!

Ao Chen charged into the horde of thunder beasts, sword in hand, like a tiger among sheep!

Wherever his sword flashed, the thunder beasts were annihilated one after another!

The battle lasted for several hours. Ao Chen's robes fluttered, and his aura remained steady, while all eighteen thunder beasts, each comparable to a peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal, had been reduced to nothingness!

Yet the tribulation clouds in the sky did not disperse. Instead, they grew even more oppressive and terrifying!

The power gathering within them had reached an astonishing level. Even space could no longer withstand it, twisting and collapsing without pause!

Faintly, it seemed that an even more powerful entity was about to descend!

Meanwhile, throughout the Primordial Wilderness.